dougrainer & Gdetrailer - you both make great points, thank you! Especially appreciate the point that people people renting RVs don't necessarily know how to operate an RV (compared to people renting cars who generally know how to operate a car already). Hadn't considered that.
dougrainer, impressed with your Google skills! I had no idea what you were talking about with the PayPal deposit, so did my own search. I see the seller also has it listed on eBay where he's asking for a deposit. That would have given me pause as well. However, I found it via Kijiji (like Craigslist), where there was no mention of a deposit. The seller was super cooperative, let us see it twice, test drive it, and have a basic safety inspection done. He would certainly consent to a more thorough inspection if we asked. I genuinely believe that the seller only learned about the delamination at the same time as us, so it's a sad story for everyone involved. Regardless, you're right that it's not a good purchase, at least not for us.
This is a wonderfully helpful community - thanks everyone for being so generous with your time & knowledge!
